planked

Definition of plankednext
past tense of plank
as in plopped
to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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  • In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.
    Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • The Eyes must have tossed the Pearl Girls dormitory, too, because Daisy’s pocket radio — the one she’s been hiding inside her bunkmate Thalia’s bed frame — is sitting on the desk.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Planked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planked. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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